Bridgeton pioneer., 1887-09-29
BRIDGET0N N ], THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 49, 1887
FOR PROHIBITION.
The County Convention in
the Court House.

At twenty minutes of II a. m., on
Sept. 22d, G. O. Newcomb, of Law
renee, Chairman of the last County
convention, raped the delegates to
order. The old Court House room
was fairly well filed with delegates
from all over the county.
| The delegates from each township
and ward were seated in their respec-
tive places marked by printed card.
| A number of ladies were present.
| Prayer was offered by Rev. j. H.
Payran, of Trinity M. E. Church, of
this city.
! Elmer E. Johnson was chosen chair
man of the Convention, and in a
neat speech he thanked the dele
gates for the honor conferred. He
spoke Of the wonderful growth Of this
much abused Prohibition party and
said that it was now a power. When
the Prohibitionists met in Convention
last fall they had constituency of
1900, to-day they came with consti-
tuency Of 1900. We have come here
to-day to nominate a ticket which
some say cannot be elected, but it
should be and may be. He took the
Republicans to task for their failure to
keep promises in regard to the sup
preston of the liquor traffic and to-
day the Prohibition party was the only
party working for Temperance in eX-
istence. He said that it was the boast
of politicians of the old political parties
that no candidate could be elected I'M
less the money barrel was tapped,
and it was high time that we rebuked
these politicians by defeating their
candidates.
Samuel W. Wells, of the Second
ward, this city, was elected Secretary.
The following gentlemen were cho-
sen Vice Presidents: Bridgeton, Jos.
Butler; Commercial, Capt. Ed. Cobb;
Deerfield, James Moore; Downe, Geo.
Newcomb; Fairfield, AL. Sheppard
Greenwich, t. H. Dubois; Hopewell,
Joseph Burt; Lawrence, Chas O.
Neweomb; Lands, Adolph Raider
Millville, Ethan Henry; Maurice River,
Stow Creek, Isaac Fogg.
Thirty-two delegates signifed their
intention of dining at the Hotel Cum
berland.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed a Committee ON Resolutions:
Rev. J. M. Scott, Port Norris; W. B.
Ellis, Lawrence; W. O. johnson, Mill
vile; S. M. Bassett, Bridgeton; Rev.
Mr.. Sunfeld, Downe The Com,
mittee Immediately retired to the
room below.
The following gentlemen were ap-
pointed Committees on Credentials
Capt. Ed. Cobb, Commercial; D. O.
Frazeur, Bridgeton; N. H. Burt,
Downe; Edgar Sheppard, Stow Creek;
Andrew Wilson, Landis. The creden,
tials of the delegates were then ex-
amined.
No business presenting itself before
the Convention, while waiting for the
return of the committee on resolu-
tions, Rev. G. s. Sykes was called for,
and made an address on the rapid
growth of the Prohibition party. He
said that much complaint had been
made because the Prohibition party
said so much against the Republican
party and not a word against the
Democrat party. The reason was
obvious. The one party had never
been a temperance party, while the
Republicans did claim this and all the
Temperance legislation we have so far
received has been through that party.
But to-day if the Republican party
cut off the new element, it would be
in the minority. j. B. Holdcraft, for
merly of Gloucester county, now of
Cumberland; John G. Wheeler, South
Vineland; Mr. Wilde, of Vineland;
Rev. M. Turpin, of Millville; followed
in remarks.
Onmotion the Convention adjourned
until two o'clock.